Professor Walter D. Greason joins Neil Parekh as a Guest Co-Host. We're discussing Voting Rights, the latest AI Updates and the news from Minnesota.

This week, we turn our attention to Climate Change, with the latest example being the wildfires in Europe; the latest news coverage about AI; and a discussion about some of the critiques of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey.

The U.S. attacks Iran, Anthropic stands its ground with the Department of “War” as ChatGPT steps in (with the same guardrails Anthropic insisted on) and The State of the Union.

Download the .pdfs of two special sections from this week’s Sunday New York Times for free from our website: Puzzle Mania (including the Super Mega Crossword) and The Holiday Gift Guide. We will also discuss the latest on Ukraine; The AI Boom (or is it a Bubble?); and the latest on President Trump and the 3Ms: Mamdani, MBS and MTG.

We will focus on the results of the 2025 Elections; Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s Retirement Announcement; Shutdown Politics – particularly the impact on SNAP Benefits and Air Travel; and the use of AI Chatbots – for psychotherapy and love.

The message from professional photographers about AI is consistent: It’s a tool, not a replacement.

Mike Reilley is senior lecturer at UI-Chicago and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai, a free website featuring AI tools and training videos.

I don’t think you can evangelize a technology like the tech world evangelizes AI and get away with calling mistakes “hallucinations.”

She has served as chief medical officer for Salesforce and AT&T, among other executive roles.

AI comes with a lot of open questions. Whose photos, sketches, ideas and concepts went into the databases generating these images?